Citi economist Veronica Clark discusses the CPI report and larger state of the U.S. economic system on The Claman Countdown.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued a brand new warning concerning the U.S. economic system, saying that situations might deteriorate quickly and undermine a possible smooth touchdown.
“I think there’s a chance real numbers will deteriorate soon,” Dimon mentioned Tuesday at a Morgan Stanley convention.
Dimon pushed again on solutions that financial surveys displaying diminished enterprise and client confidence are an indicator of what is to return. He defined that “neither consumers nor businesses ever pick the inflection points,” and added that the economic system’s “soft landing” will most likely look weaker as situations deteriorate.
“Employment will come down a little bit. Inflation will go up a little bit. Hopefully, it’s just a little bit,” Dimon mentioned, including that decreased immigration might weaken the economic system by way of its influence on the labor market.
JAMIE DIMON SAYS HE’S NOT AFRAID OF CHINA, BUT WORRIES ABOUT AMERICA’S OWN CHALLENGES
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon mentioned the U.S. economic system might deteriorate, with unemployment and inflation rising barely. (Hollie Adams/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
Dimon additionally raised issues relating to non-public credit score markets if a recession materializes, saying that banks face totally different dangers in that sector than buyers and the present situations within the sector have made non-public credit score much less enticing.
“Do I think that now is a good time to buy credit if I was a fund manager? No,” Dimon mentioned. “I wouldn’t be buying credit today at these prices and these spreads.”
Dimon has issued repeated warnings concerning the U.S. economic system in current months.
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JAMIE DIMON SAYS A RECESSION IS STILL A POSSIBILITY: ‘I WOULDN’T TAKE IT OFF THE TABLE AT THIS POINT’
In early April, he mentioned in an look on FOX Enterprise’ “Mornings with Maria” that his private view was {that a} recession is a “likely outcome” for the economic system.
Final month, Dimon mentioned in a Bloomberg Tv interview {that a} recession remained a risk after the White Home delayed and pared again a few of its tariff plans to accommodate negotiations.
“Hopefully we’ll avoid it, but I wouldn’t take it off the table at this point,” Dimon mentioned. “If there is a recession, I don’t know how big it would be or how long it would last.”
JPMORGAN LOWERS RECESSION PROBABILITY AFTER TRUMP’S TARIFF TRUCE WITH CHINA
JPMorgan lowered its recession forecast after President Donald Trump’s Could announcement of a tariff pause with China. (Tim Clayton/Corbis by way of Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
Dimon mentioned that the uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s tariffs has induced a number of the agency’s purchasers to carry off on investments amid the shifts in coverage, which have featured delays within the implementation of tariffs in addition to adjustments in tariff ranges because the administration negotiates with U.S. buying and selling companions.
“I think it’s the right thing to do – is to back off of some of that stuff,” Dimon mentioned of the tariff pause for negotiations, including that the 2 sides ought to “have an engaging conversation.”
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Economists at JPMorgan lowered the chance of a recession this 12 months from 60% to under 50% following the Trump administration’s transfer to pare again a number of the tariffs on China, which had been set to be as excessive as 145% throughout a short lived 90-day pause.
